3iq Digital Asset Management, a prominent investment fund manager specializing in digital assets in Canada, has made an exciting announcement. Their Solana Fund has taken a significant step towards becoming the first Solana (SOL) exchange-traded product (ETP) in North America by filing a preliminary prospectus for an initial public offering (IPO) in Canada. The fund aims to provide investors with exposure to the cryptocurrency, as well as long-term capital appreciation and staking yield.
In their announcement, 3iq revealed that the Solana Fund has filed a preliminary prospectus for an IPO of Class A and Class F units. This filing has been submitted to securities regulatory authorities in all Canadian provinces and territories, except Québec. Additionally, 3iq has applied to have the fund's Class A units listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol QSOL.
The primary objective of the Solana Fund is to become the first ETP for Solana (SOL) listed in North America. The fund aims to offer investors exposure to SOL and its daily U.S. dollar price movements. It also seeks to provide opportunities for long-term capital appreciation and generate staking yield through the Solana network.
3iq will act as the investment manager and portfolio manager for QSOL. Canaccord Genuity will serve as the agent for the offering, while Tetra Trust and Coinbase Custody Trust Company LLC have been appointed as custodians. To support SOL staking in the Solana Fund, 3iq will utilize Coinbase Custody's institutional staking infrastructure.
3iq Digital Asset Management has a history of pioneering digital asset investment in Canada. They previously launched the Bitcoin Fund (TSX: QBTC) and the Ether Fund (TSX: QETH), which were the first publicly traded bitcoin and ether funds in the country. Additionally, they introduced QETH and the 3iq Ether Staking ETF (TSX: ETHQ), the first ETPs in North America to incorporate staking ether into their investment strategies.
In the United States, the recent approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of form 19b-4s for eight spot ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has generated optimism among investors and industry observers. Although further approval is still required for the funds' S-1 filings (registration statements) before they can officially launch, this preliminary approval is a significant step forward. It is hoped that this development will open the door for the SEC to grant approval to other cryptocurrency ETFs, including those for Solana and XRP.
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